Huell Howser: Career in pictures

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Cameron Tucker

Huell Howser's "California's Gold" series about the treasures of the Golden State was a public television staple for two decades. Let's look back at some Howser moments: First, canoeing among the tufa towers on Mono Lake.

Huell Howser's "California's Gold" series about the treasures of the Golden State was a public television staple for two decades. Let's look back at some Howser moments: First, canoeing among the tufa towers on Mono Lake. (Cameron Tucker)

Howser gets a tour of President Reagan's Santa Barbara ranch from a former Secret Service agent assigned to Reagan. Howser kept his shows simple and bare bones so his subjects felt more comfortable with him and, in turn, were more open and genuine. "It's basically me and a cameraman and an...

Howser gets a tour of President Reagan's Santa Barbara ranch from a former Secret Service agent assigned to Reagan. Howser kept his shows simple and bare bones so his subjects felt more comfortable with him and, in turn, were more open and genuine. "It's basically me and a cameraman and an... (PBS)